Hospital Radio Stations
Typically available within the grounds of a single hospital, these stations broadcast to bedside units and occasionally public areas of the hospital. Transmission is provided along dedicated cabling, via third-party entertainment systems, or by means of low-power broadcasting. Many of these stations are among the 200+ supported by the Hospital Broadcasting Association (HBA).
| Name | Primary Licence Area | Accessibility |
|---|---|---|
| Radio Addenbrooke's | Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge | Hospedia Channel 1 |
| AHBS (Ashford Hospital Broadcasting Service) | William Harvey Hospital, Ashford | See Community Radio listings |
| Anker Radio | George Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton | 1386 AM - LPAM |
| Apple AM | Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton | 1431 AM - LPAM, Hospedia and online at www.appleam.com |
| Arrowe Sound | Arrowe Park Hospital, Birkenhead | |
| Auckland Hospital Radio | Bishop Auckland General Hospital, Bishop Auckland | Hospedia and online at www.ahr.org.uk. |
| Ayr Hospitals' Radio | Ailsa Hospital, Ayr Hospital and Biggart Hospital, Ayr | Hospedia Channel 1 |
| Hospital Radio Barnet | Barnet Hospital, Barnet | Channel 12 |
| Barnsley Hospital Broadcasting | Barnsley Hospital, Barnsley | Hospicom |
| Hospital Radio Basingstoke | North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke | 945 AM - LPAM and Hospedia Channel 6 |
| Bath Hospital Radio | Royal United Hospital and Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath | Hospedia (Royal United Hospital), Channel 11 (Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases) and online at www.bhbs.org.uk |
| Bay Trust Radio | Westmorland General Hospital, Kendal, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancaster and Furness General Hospital, Barrow-in-Furness | Hospedia Channel 1 (Kendal), Hospedia Channel 7 (Barrow and Lancaster) and online at www.baytrustradio.org.uk |
| Hospital Radio Bedford | Bedford Hospital, Bedford | Hospicom or Channel 2 |
| Bedrock | Queen's Hospital, Havering | Premier Easiview, Channel 1 & Hospital restrauant |
| BHBN | City Hospital, Birmingham, Good Hope Hospital, Heartlands Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham Women's Hospital | Hospedia and Premier Bedside |
| BHR 1287 | Basildon University Hospital | 1287 AM - LPAM, Telecall Channel 19 and online at www.bhr1287.net |
| Radio Hospitals Blackburn | Royal Blackburn Hospital | Hospedia Channel 1 |
| BLFR Hospital Radio | Bridgend and District Hospitals | |
| Hospital Radio Bedside | Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Poole Hospital and Poole Maternity Unit | Hospedia Channel 6 (Bournemouth), Hospedia Channel 48 (Poole) |
| Radio BGM | Prince Phillip Hospital, Llanelli | Channel 5 |
| Bristol Hospital Broadcasting Service | Bristol Royal Infirmary and North Bristol NHS Trust | Premier Bedside Radio (Bristol Royal Infirmary), Hospedia (North Bristol NHS Trust)
Radio Sunshine(Bristol Children's Hospital |
| Radio Broadgreen | Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool | Closed loop system |
| Bridge FM Hospital Radio | Ashludie Hospital, Carsview Centre, Ninewells Hospital and Royal Victoria Hospital, Dundee | 87.7 FM and DAB Digital Radio (11B) (Mon-Fri 1200-1400, Sun-Thu 1800-0000) |
| Radio Brockley | Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore | 999 AM - LPAM |
| Radio Bronglais | Bronglais General Hospital, Aberystwyth | 87.8 FM - LPFM |
| Radio Calderdale | Calderdale Royal Hospital, Halifax | Channel 10 |
| Canterbury Hospital Radio | Kent & Canterbury Hospital | 945 AM - LPAM and Hospedia Channel 6 |
| Causeway Hospital Radio | Causeway Hospital, Coleraine | Channel 6 |
| Carillon Radio | Loughborough Hospital, Coalville Hospital, Ashby de-la-Zouch Hospital, Melton Mowbray Hospital and Oakham Hospital | 1386 AM Loughborough, Coalville, 1431 Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Oakham and online at www.carillonradio.com |
| Castle Mead Radio | Hinckley Hospital and Hinckley & Bosworth Community Hospital | Channel 6 and online at www.castlemeadradio.co.uk |
| Radio Cavell | Royal Oldham Hospital | 1350 AM - LPAM and Hospedia Channel 1 |
| Channel 1 Newport Hospital Radio | Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport | Channel 1 |
| Hospital Radio Chelmsford | Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford | Hospedia Channel 1 (Channel 5 on new T3 unit) |
| Radio Cherwell | John Radcliffe Hospital, Nuffield Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Oxford | Hospedia / Patientline or online at www.radiocherwell.com |
| Chichester Hospital Radio | St Richard's Hospital, Chichester | 1431 AM - LPAM and Hospicom Channel 11 |
| Chippenham Hospital Radio | Chippenham Community Hospital, Chippenham | Closed loop system and online at www.chrs.org.uk |
| Choice Radio | Worcestershire Royal, Worcester | Hospedia |
| Chorley Hospital Radio | Chorley and South Ribble Hospital, Chorley | Hospedia |
| Citybeat | University College Hospital, London | |
| City Sound Hospital Radio | Leeds General Infirmary | |
| Radio Clatterbridge | Clatterbridge Hospital, Wirral | Channel 1 or Channel 9 1386AM |
| Coastway Hospital Radio | Royal Sussex County Hospital, Sussex Eye Hospital, Brighton | Hospedia Channel 6 and online at www.coastway.org.uk |
| Hospital Radio Colchester | Colchester General Hospital and Essex County Hospital | Hospedia |
| Cornwall Hospital Broadcasting Network | Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, St Michael's Hospital (Hayle) and West Cornwall Hospital, Penzance | |
| Cotswold Hospital Radio | Gloucestershire Royal Hospital - Gloucester, Cheltenham General Hospital - Cheltenham | Channel 9 |
| Coventry Hospitals Radio | University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust | Hospedia Channel 1 |
| CPR Hospital Radio | Chorley and Preston Hospitals | |
| Radio DGH | Eastbourne District General Hospital, Eastbourne | Hospedia |
| Durham Hospital Radio | University Hospital of North Durham, Durham | Hospedia Channel 1 |
| East Herts Hospital Radio | QE2 Hospital, Welwyn Garden City | |
| Radio Enfield | Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield | Hospedia |
| Epsom Hospital Radio | Epsom General Hospital, Epsom | Hospedia Channel 1 |
| Evesham Hospital Radio | Evesham Community Hospital, Evesham | |
| Radio Forest Community Broadcasting | FOREST ONE: St Margaret's Hospital, Epping and The Derwent Centre, Harlow FOREST GOLD: St Margaret's Hospital, Epping, Saffron Walden Community Hospital and Brentwood Community Hospital |
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| Hospital Radio Fox | Leicester Royal Infirmary, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester | Hospedia Channel 6 |
| Radio Freeway | Morriston Hospital, Swansea | Channel 3, 4 and 14 |
| Radio General | Warrington Hospital | Hospedia Channel 1 and 7 |
| Radio Glamorgan | University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff | Hospedia Channel 1 |
| Radio Glangwili | West Wales General Hospital, Carmarthen | 87.7 FM - LPFM |
| Radio Grapevine | St John's Hospital, Livingston | Channel 1 on the Dial and Online |
| Grimsby Hospital Radio | Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby | Hospedia |
| Hospital Radio Gwendolen | Leicester General Hospital, Leicester | 1287 AM - LPAM |
| Radio Halton | Halton General Hospital, Runcorn | Channel 3 |
| Harrogate Hospital Radio | Harrogate District Hospital, Harrogate | Hospedia |
| Harlow Hospital Radio | Princess Alexandra Hospital (Harlow), Harlow | Hospedia |
| Hospital Radio Hastings | Conquest Hospital, Hastings | Hospedia |
| HBSA Hospital Radio | Ayrshire Central Hospital, Irvine; Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock | Hospedia Channel 1 |
| HBS Radio | Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Weston Park Hospital, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield | 1431 AM - LPAM and Hospedia Channel 1 |
| Hemel Hospital Radio | Hemel Hempstead General Hospital, Hemel Hempstead | 1350 AM - LPAM |
| Hereford Hospital Radio | Hereford County Hospital, Hereford | Telecall Channel 8 |
| Radio Horton | Horton General Hospital, Banbury | Hospedia Channel 1 and online at www.radiohorton.co.uk |
| HWD Hospital Radio | Dewsbury and District Hospital | |
| Hospital Radio Ipswich | Ipswich Hospital and St. Elizabeth's Hospice | Hospedia Channel 1 |
| Jubilee Radio | Princess Elizabeth Hospital, Guernsey | |
| The Jumbo Sound | Goodmays Hospital and King George Hospital, Redbridge | Online at www.thejumbosound.com |
| Kingston Hospital Radio | Kingston Hospital, Kingston upon Thames | Hospedia Channel 45 |
| Kingstown Radio | Hull Royal Infirmary Hospital, Hull | 1350 AM - LPAM and Hospedia |
| Radio Law | Wishaw General Hospital, Wishaw | Channel 12 |
| London Chest Hospital Radio | London Chest Hospital, London | |
| Radio Lion | Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford | Premier Bedside Channel 1 |
| Radio Lions | Jersey General Hospital, Jersey | Closed circuit |
| London Network Radio | Whittington Hospital, North London | |
| Radio Lonsdale | Furness General Hospital, Barrow-in-Furness | Channel 1 |
| Luton and Dunstable Hospital Radio | Luton & Dunstable Hospital, Luton | 1134 AM - LPAM and Hospedia |
| Radio Marsden | Royal Marsden Hospital, London | TV Channel 6 and online at radiomarsden.co.uk |
| Radio Mayday | Mayday Hospital, Croydon | Hospedia Channel 1 |
| Radio Medica | Goole and District Hospital, Goole | |
| Hospital Radio Maidstone | Maidstone District General Hospital, Maidstone | |
| Hospital Radio Medway | Medway Maritime Hospital, Gillingham | Hospicom |
| Meridian Radio | Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich | Hospedia |
| Milton Keynes Hospital Radio Service | Milton Keynes General Hospital, Milton Keynes | Hospicom |
| Mid Downs Hospital Radio | The Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath | 1350 AM - LPAM and Hospedia |
| Millside Hospital Radio | King's Mill Hospital, Sutton-in-Ashfield | Hospedia |
| MY Radio | Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust | |
| NH Sound | Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny | 1287 AM - LPAM and Hospedia |
| Radio Nightingale | Rotherham District General Hospital, Rotherham | 945 and 1350 AM - LPAM and Hospedia Channel 6 |
| Northern Air | North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester and Salford Royal Hospital, Salford | Hospedia |
| Radio North Kent | Gravesend and North Kent Hospital | |
| Radio North Tees | University Hospital of North Tees, Stockton-on-Tees | Hospedia Channel 1 |
| Radio Northwick Park | Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, London | Hospedia and online at www.radionorthwickpark.org |
| NHR (Nottingham Hospitals' Radio) | Queen's Medical Centre, and Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham | Hospedia ch. 33 (QMC) and ch. 1 (City) |
| Hospital Radio Perth | Perth Royal Infirmary and Murray Royal Hospital, Perth | Closed loop system |
| Phoenix Hospital Radio | Queen's Hospital, Burton Upon Trent | Closed loop system and online at www.phoenixhospitalradio.com |
| Pilgrim Hospital Radio | Pilgrim Hospital, Boston | Hospedia |
| Hospital Radio Plymouth | Derriford Hospital and Plymouth_Royal_Eye_Infirmary | 87.7 FM - LPFM, Hospedia and Channel 1 |
| QA Radio | Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth | Hospedia Channel 45 |
| Hospital Radio Reading | Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading | Hospedia Channel 45 |
| Red Dot Radio | Western General Hospital, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Royal Victoria Hospital and Corstorphine Hospital, Edinburgh | Closed loop system |
| Radio Redhill | East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, Surrey | 1431 AM - LPAM |
| Ridgeway Radio | Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester | Hospedia Channel 1 |
| Roch Valley Radio | Fairfield General Hospital, Rochdale Infirmary and Springhill Hospice, Rochdale | Hospedia and online at www.rochvalleyradio.org.uk |
| Rookwood Sound | Rookwood Hospital, Cardiff and University Hospital Llandough | 945 AM - LPAM (Rookwood Hospital) and Channel 1/A (University Hospital, Llandough) |
| Radio Royal (Bradford) | Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford | Hospedia |
| Radio Royal (Falkirk) | Falkirk & District Royal Infirmary and Stirling Royal Infirmary | 1278 AM - LPAM (Falkirk), Channel 6 (Stirling) |
| Royal 1 Radio | Glasgow Royal Infirmary | |
| Rugby Hospital Radio | St. Cross Hospital, Rugby | Hospedia |
| Radio St. Helier | St. Helier Hospital, Carshalton | Hospedia Channel 1 |
| Sandwell Hospital Radio | Sandwell District Hospital, Rowley Regis Hospital | Hospedia Channel 6 |
| Scunthorpe Hospital Radio | Scunthorpe General Hospital | Hospedia Channel 6 |
| Seaside Hospital Radio | Worthing Hospital and Southlands Hospital, Shoreham-by-Sea | Hospicom (Worthing Hospital) 846AM Inductive Loop (Southlands Hospital) |
| Radio Skerne | Darlington Memorial Hospital | Hospedia |
| Hospital Radio South Tyneside | South Tyneside District Hospital | Hospedia Channel 1 |
| Southampton HBA | Southampton General Hospital, Princess Anne Hospital and Royal South Hampshire Hospital | Hospedia Channel 25 |
| Southend Hospital Radio | Southend University Hospital | Premier Bedside Channel 8 or 9 |
| Radio Sunderland | Royal Hospital, Sunderland | Hospedia |
| Sunshine Hospital Radio | Weston General Hospital, Weston-super-Mare | Telecall Channel 7 |
| Radio City 1386AM | Singleton Hospital, Swansea | 1386 AM - LPAM, Channel 4 or Channel 12 |
| The Hospital Broadcasting Service | Drumchapel Hospital, Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow Homoeopathic Hospital, Western Infirmary, Beatson Oncology Centre, Blawarthill Hospital, Royal Alexandra Hospital (Paisley) | Easyview Channel 6 |
| Trust AM | Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Doncaster, Bassetlaw District General Hospital, Worksop | 1278 AM - LPAM (Bassetlaw) and Premier Bedside |
| Hospital Radio Tunbridge Wells | Kent & Sussex Hospital, Tunbridge Wells; Pembury Hospital, Pembury; Tonbridge Cottage Hospital, Tonbridge | Online at www.hrtw.org.uk |
| Radio Tyneside | Newcastle General Hospital, Royal Victoria Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead | 1575 AM - LPAM, Hospedia Channel 1 and online at www.radiotyneside.co.uk |
| Victoria Infirmary Radio | Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow | Channel 1 (VIR Extra on Channel 2 with live football and Sunday church service) |
| Victoria Radio Network | Victoria Hospital, Forth Park Hospital and Victoria Hospice, Kirkcaldy | 1287 AM - LPAM and Channel 3 |
| Walsall Hospital Radio | Walsall Manor Hospital, Walsall | Closed loop system |
| Radio Warneford | Warwick Hospital, Warwick | Premier Bedside and Channel 5 |
| Watford Hospital Radio | Watford General Hospital | Hospicom and online at www.watfordhospitalradio.com |
| WCR FM | Warminster, Westbury and Frome Hospitals | Online at www.wcrfm.org.uk |
| Radio West Fife | Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline | |
| Radio West Middlesex | West Middlesex University Hospital, Isleworth | Hospicom |
| Radio West Suffolk | West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St Edmunds | See Community Radio listings |
| Hospital Radio Wey | St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey; Ashford Hospital, Ashford; Weybridge Hospital, Weybridge | Hospicom and online at www.radiowey.co.uk |
| Whitechapel AM | Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel | Hospedia Channel 1 |
| Whipps Cross Hospital Radio | Whipps Cross University Hospital, Leytonstone | Hospedia |
| Withybush FM | Withybush General Hospital, Haverfordwest | 87.7 FM - LPFM |
| Winchester Hospital Radio | Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester | Hospedia Channel 6 |
| Woodside Radio | Newham University Hospital, London | |
| Radio Wulfrun | New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton | |
| Hospital Radio Yare | Northgate Hospital, Great Yarmouth | 1350 AM - LPAM |
| York Hospital Radio | York Hospital | Hospedia Channel 1 |
Read more about this topic: List Of Radio Stations In The United Kingdom
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